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Travel Guide France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Ain Surjoux-Lhopital
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Surjoux-Lhopital

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Activities in Surjoux-Lhopital


Grand Colombier massif
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La Combe Danoi
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Road Cycling · Ain
Boucle des 40 cols by bike in Ain by Daniel Bernard
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 664.1 km
Duration 50:12 h
Ascent 16,590 m
Descent 16,590 m

Stage by stage or over several days, discover this reference Grande Boucle to complete independently that places Ain at the summit of road cycling!

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from LEIRITZ Johann,   Aintourisme
Hiking Trail · Jura Mountains
Hiking on the Grande Traversée du Jura: 3 days from Plateau de Retord to Grand Colombier
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 50.7 km
Duration 14:45 h
Ascent 1,700 m
Descent 1,700 m

Southern crossing of the Grande Traversée du Jura on foot from Valserhône station to Culoz station in 3 days.

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Bike Riding · Ain
Electric bike tour : The Dams' Loop
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 46.8 km
Duration 4:00 h
Ascent 400 m
Descent 400 m

From the nautical base Aqualoisirs in Seyssel, you can go up the Rhône until the Génissiat dam (one of the oldest and most majestic dam of the Rhône).

from Haut Rhône Tourisme,   Aintourisme
Mountain Biking · Ain
MTB Course 13 red - South of the Plateau de Retord - Espace FFC Ain Forestière
Toprecommended route Difficulty S1 difficult
Distance 19.4 km
Duration 1:30 h
Ascent 570 m
Descent 570 m

The Plateau de Retord is an out-of-time corner of France, located right between Geneva and Lyon, one step away from Annecy and Chambéry.

from Aintourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Mountain Biking · Bugey Sud
Multiday mountain biking loop : Mountainbiking on Grand Colombier and Retord Plateau - Espace FFC Ain Forestière
Toprecommended route Difficulty S2 difficult
Distance 92.6 km
Duration 8:00 h
Ascent 2,408 m
Descent 2,408 m

Southern loop of the Grande Traversée du Jura on Mountain bike crossing the Planachat ridges separating Valromey and the Hauteville Plateau, the ...

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Bike Riding · Ain
Electric bike tour : Sugarloaf Waterfall
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 29.7 km
Duration 2:00 h
Ascent 200 m
Descent 609 m

Come discover all of the natural and architectural wealth of the Haut-Rhône through this loop for electric bike of medium difficulty.

from Haut Rhône Tourisme,   Aintourisme
Mountain Biking · Bugey Sud
16 black MTB trail - From Plans d'Hotonnes to Grand Colombier - Espace FFC Ain Forestière
Toprecommended route Difficulty S1 difficult
Distance 58.9 km
Duration 7:00 h
Ascent 1,550 m
Descent 1,550 m

The Plateau de Retord is an out-of-time corner of France, located right between Geneva and Lyon, one step away from Annecy and Chambéry.

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
Road Cycling · Ain
Itinérance l'Ain à Vélo - The Retord Plateau, Nature par excellence (2 days)
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 62 km
Duration 3:36 h
Ascent 1,319 m
Descent 1,370 m

Le Plateau de Retord (1 150 m d’altitude) situé au sud du Massif du Jura, au relief karstique et à l’habitat dispersé, vous invite à découvrir l ...

from Patricia Sallet,   Aintourisme
Long-Distance Hiking · Jura Mountains
Grande Traversée du Jura on foot (GTJ)
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Open
Distance 394.1 km
Duration 118:26 h
Ascent 11,556 m
Descent 11,653 m

The Grande Traversée du Jura crosses the Jura massif lengthwise, at the crossroads of the two emblematic routes GR 5 and GR 9.The GTJ on foot ...

from Grande Traversée du Jura,   Grande Traversée du Jura
Mountain Biking · Bugey Sud
E-mountainbike loop - Le sud u Plateau de Retord - Espace FFC Ain Forestière
Toprecommended route Difficulty S1 easy
Distance 24.3 km
Duration 1:30 h
Ascent 570 m
Descent 570 m

The Plateau de Retord is an out-of-time corner of France, located right between Geneva and Lyon, one step away from Annecy and Chambéry.

from Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme,   Bugey Sud Grand Colombier Tourisme
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Micro-adventure: Crossing the Bugey via the Grand Colombier by Exaucé
July 04, 2024 · Community
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Boucle des 40 cols by bike in Ain by Daniel Bernard by LEIRITZ
May 10, 2022 · Aintourisme
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Boucle des 40 cols by bike in Ain by Daniel Bernard by Hugo
August 18, 2021 · Community
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